MR Imaging Radiomics Analysis Based on Lumbar Soft Tissue to Evaluate Lumbar Fascia Changes in Patients with Low Back Pain.

Rationale And Objectives: Clinicians must precisely pinpoint the etiology of low back pain as the number of people suffering from it increases to provide targeted care. The purpose of this paper was to use MR imaging radiomics based on lumbar soft tissue to analyze changes in the lumbar fascia of patients with low back pain.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the lumbar MRI of 197 patients with low back pain.

The mechanism of acid resistance by ornithine decarboxylase in Trichinella spiralis.

Trichinella spiralis is a zoonotic parasite with worldwide distribution that can seriously harm human health and animal husbandry. Ornithine decarboxylase is a component of the acid resistance (AR) system in Escherichia coli. The aim of this study was to investigate the role that T.

The Role of Type II Fatty Acid Synthesis Enzymes FabZ, ODSCI, and ODSCII in the Pathogenesis of Infection.

is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, which has a worldwide distribution and can infect a large number of warm-blooded animals and humans. must colonize and proliferate inside the host cells in order to maintain its own survival by securing essential nutrients for the development of the newly generated tachyzoites. The type II fatty acid biosynthesis pathway (FASII) in the apicoplast is essential for the growth and survival of .

A New Segmented Virus Associated with Human Febrile Illness in China.

Background: In 2017, surveillance for tickborne diseases in China led to the identification of a patient who presented to a hospital in Inner Mongolia with a febrile illness that had an unknown cause. The clinical manifestation of the illness was similar to that of tickborne encephalitis virus (TBEV) infection, but neither TBEV RNA nor antibodies against the virus were detected.

Methods: We obtained a blood specimen from the index patient and attempted to isolate and identify a causative pathogen, using genome sequence analysis and electron microscopy.

Molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis from white yaks in China.

Giardia duodenalis is one of the most common enteric parasites of humans and animals, including companion animals, livestock and wildlife. To date, the information about the prevalence and molecular characterization of G. duodenalis infection in white yaks was limited.

Polymorphism of prion protein gene in sheep of Inner Mongolian, China.

Susceptibility to natural scrapie in sheep is associated with polymorphisms at codons 136, 154 and 171 of the prion protein (PrP) gene. To assess the risk of scrapie in sheep raised in China, DNA from 30 sheep of two breeds was isolated, amplified and sequenced for the PrP gene. The ovine PrP gene was found to be highly homogenous.